On Their Own Terms
I hope others might be inspired to hold frank and open conversations about fundamental questions most of us will face. It would be so much less lonely for us all. (Continue reading ...)
Vermont Amends Patient Choice at End of Life Law to Improve Access
When the PCEOL was enacted in 2013, it incorporated the traditional Oregon safeguards. But over the past ten years, experience demonstrated that feared problems have not occurred. (Continue reading ...)
Interview with Faye Girsh – An Activist for the Right to a Peaceful Death
"We have a long way to go to educate the public about choices in dying, about defining 'life', and about making the end less agonizing for patients and their families." (Continue reading ...)
Choosing The Clothes To Die For
“I’m more afraid of living than I am of dying.” (Continue reading ...)
40 States Do Not Allow Medical Aid in Dying – Mine Is One
A friend’s .357 “solution” reinforced his decision to learn from right-to-die groups. (Continue reading ...)
Organized Medicine Wants to Control Your Death. Acquiesce – or Exercise Your Autonomy.
Managing dying and death is difficult enough. But if you do nothing, you’ll be a pawn in a profit-driven medical system. (Continue reading ...)
Conservative Columnist Endorses MAiD – RTD Draws No Political Boundaries
"Medical aid in dying should not be proscribed by society’s laws or condemned by its mores." (Continue reading ...)
As a Disabled Person, Autonomy Over My Healthcare Is Paramount
People with disabilities speak up for MAiD; some “rights” groups would deny them choice. (Continue reading ...)
New Mexico’s End-Of-Life Options Journey (Trek)
Passing a MAiD law is hard enough. Then try to implement it. (Continue reading ...)
Is a ‘Completed Life’ Completely Sufficient for Checking Out?
With all the ways to improve MAiD, should RTD advocates be concerned about healthy seniors who say, "I’ve lived long enough?" (Continue reading ...)